We seemed to have gotten through All Hallowed’s Eve unscathed, which brings us to All Hallowed’s Day. What that means is today is the day of the hallowed, or even halo-ed. You know—saints! So how many saints will be lurking around today? Who knows? But I have pulled a lovely book from the Shop’s Librarium called Lucy’s Eyes and Margaret’s Dragon: The Lives of the Virgin Saints. It tells the stories of 13 virgin girls and their gruesome ends. Decapitation, mutilation, incineration, flagellation, and dancing with foxes as recreation. It’s a book of salvation (and the band played on…).

But seriously, it’s a perverse and sadistic little book. Truly. You’d be surprised how much trouble these girls got into trying to join the church. Although the whole goriness of the thing is offset by the sweet and innocent tone of the illustrations by Giselle Potter, who, incidently wrote the book as well.

So, Happy All Saints Day!